Cruncher: Fun Facts game about Indigenous people in Canada

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Age: 5-10 OSC
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Curriculum Area:
History, Fine Motor Skills, Literacy
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Activity Objective: Learning about the land history through a fun game
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Materials Needed:

1. Cruncher cut out sheet

2. Coloring markers and pencil crayon

3. Scissors 

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Procedures/Strategies:

a. Color the Cruncher sheet

b. Cut your printed Cruncher

c. With the illustrations facing down, bring all the corners of the paper to the center of the square.

d. Flip your paper over. The coloured side should be facing up.

e. Again, bring all the corners to the center of the square. All the corners should meet in the center. Crease the edges.

f. Fold the paper in half vertically and unfold it.

g. Fold the paper horizontally and unfold it.

h. Using both hands, slide your thumb and index fingers underneath the flaps to open your paper and start crunching!

i. Count out the number of letters in your name at the same time as you open and close your cruncher.

j. Choose a number from one of the Indigenous illustrations on the inside triangles.

k. Count out the number you've chosen on the inside triangles at the same time as you open and close your cruncher.

l. Again, choose a number from one of the Indigenous illustrations on the inside triangles, but this time peek under the flap and read the question at the top.

m. The sentence under the question will tell you where to go to find the answer. Go there and see if you answered right! If not, you will have learned something new.

n. Go cruncher crazy and repeat the steps as many times as you want!

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Guidance and Safety Considerations:

 a. Careful with the scissors 

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